Zoetis is looking for a Senior Data Scientist (m/f/d), remote contract within Germany.
The Senior Data Scientist (m/f/d) will support global pharmacovigilance signal management supporting the team to translate complex safety information into clear, decision-ready insights for pharmacovigilance leadership and key stakeholders. This role will help strengthen routine safety monitoring, improve the consistency and usability of pharmacovigilance insights, and enable timely, high-quality communications aligned with business needs.
The role will also partner with internal digital/automation teams to expand analytics capabilities and improve how Zoetis synthesizes animal health data to better understand product performance in real-world use.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Advance signal detection and early alerting by leveraging new technologies to reduce false positives and strengthen trust in results through reproducible analysis approaches and controls.
- Standardize signal review outputs (evidence summaries, trend context, case-series characterizations) and ensure consistent governance across diverse data sources.
- Maintain end-to-end signal tracking and lifecycle documentation so conclusions, decisions, and actions remain transparent and traceable.
- Continuously improve pharmacovigilance data quality (completeness, consistency, de-duplication, coding, timeliness) and deliver “easy-to-digest” views (dashboards, scorecards, automated reports) to increase transparency into safety trends and data reliability.
- Enable leadership-ready insight delivery through a regular cadence of updates and ad hoc escalations, with summaries focused on what changed, why it matters, and what’s next; contribute to structured quarterly reviews for key products.
- Partner with PV leadership and digital/automation teams to evolve pharmacovigilance technology and signal management capabilities - translating needs into clear requirements and acceptance criteria, supporting testing and adoption (training, feedback loops), and ensuring continuity with minimal disruption.
What we are looking for:
- MS, PhD in life sciences/DVM with 7+ years with applied data analytics and handling and interpretation of multimodal data
- MS or PhD in Data Science, Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Computer Science, or a related quantitative field with experience or training in veterinary/animal health, safety surveillance, or regulated life sciences.
- Senior-level experience delivering analytics in a quality-controlled environment (health, life sciences, regulated industry, or comparable).
- Demonstrated success producing leadership-facing analytics deliverables (dashboards, recurring review materials, executive summaries).
- Strong technical skills in Python and/or R, SQL, reproducible workflows (e.g., Git), and data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI/Tableau).
- Preferably experience supporting enterprise system upgrades/migrations and analytics comparability/validation work.
- Familiarity with pharmacovigilance concepts and signal management workflows is beneficial.
What we offer:
- Attractive remuneration & comprehensive social benefits: A fair, competitive salary plus additional benefits for your security and future.
- Flexible working & remote model: Enjoy the freedom of flexible working hours with a 37.5-hour week and a possibility to work from a home office.
- Time to relax: With 30 days of holiday per year, you have plenty of opportunity to switch off and recharge your batteries.
- Career & further development opportunities: Customized training, workshops and individual career planning for your personal and professional development.
- Together for a good cause: One paid volunteer day per year so you can get involved in social causes.
- Mobility that suits you: Benefit from excellent public transport connections as well as our mobility offers such as a company ticket and job bike.
- Discounts & health offers: Access to numerous employee discounts and a Wellhub membership for fitness and wellness.
- Focus on mental health: confidential and free counselling for you and your loved ones from the Fürstenberg Institute.
- Motivating team & inspiring environment: Work in a committed, dynamic team that grows and inspires together.
Our vision and values at Zoetis
At Zoetis, we aim to be the most trusted and valued animal health company by shaping the future of animal health through innovation, customer focus and dedicated employees. Our values are the compass that guides us: Integrity, passion for our customers, working together as a collective force and striving for excellence.
Does the role sound interesting for you? Would you like to join Zoetis?
Then we are looking forward to your application! Please apply online by 16.04.2026 at the latest.
You can find more information about our company at www.zoetis.com
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